Ajit Jogi, first Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, passes away at 74

Ajit Jogi death: Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi passed away on Friday after prolonged illness. He was 74.

A bureaucrat-turned politician, Jogi had served as the first chief minister of Chhattisgarh from November 2000 to November 2003 in the then Congress government.

Jogi was in comatose condition at Shree Narayana Hospital in Raipur. He was admitted here on May 9 after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home. His condition had since then remained critical and was on ventilator support. According to reports, Jogi had suffered a cardiac arrest on Wednesday night as well.